The Effect of an Online Live Group Program with Greek Traditional Dances on State Anxiety and Self-Esteem

The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of an online live group program with Greek traditional dances on the self-esteem and anxiety of the participants. The research involved 147 people, 43 men and 104 women, aged 49,73±8,141 years old, members of Cultural Clubs. The participants were randomly divided into the experimental group (N=75) and the control group (N=72). The experimental group participated in online live group lessons of Greek traditional dances, through the online platform ZOOM, twice a week. Each lesson had a 45-minute duration and the program lasted 12 weeks, during the quarantine imposed due to COVID-19. During the same period of 12 weeks, the control group continued its daily life in quarantine. The participants in both groups completed the Heatherton and Polivy (1991) State Self-Esteem Scale to measure performance self-esteem, social self-esteem and appearance self-esteem, as well as the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-FORM X-1 by Spielberger et al. (1970) for the measurement of state anxiety, before and after the 12-week period. The processing of the data showed that after participating in the online live group program of Greek traditional dances, the participants in the experimental group significantly increased their performance self-esteem (t=-7,75, p<0,001), social self-esteem (t=-5,23, p<0,001), and appearance self-esteem (t=-5,67, p<0,001), but they significantly reduced their state anxiety (t=7,33, p<0,001). Regarding the participants in the control group, after the 12-week period, the studied variables moved in the undesirable direction, as evidenced by the reduction in self-esteem factors and the increase in state anxiety. The results show that participating in Greek traditional dance group programs, which are conducted live online, affects positively the self-esteem and state anxiety of the participants. Consequently, during these difficult health times that the whole world is experiencing, participating in online live group programs of Greek traditional dance may improve the participants’ psychological state, offering at the same time the solution on the one hand to distance oneself from other people and on the other hand to come in contact with people.

Spatial Pattern and Influencing Factors of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Music in Xiangxi, Central China

Intangible cultural heritage of music (ICHM) is an important part of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), and research on ICHM has extremely important theoretical value and practical significance. In this study, we aimed to analyze the spatial distribution characteristics of ICHMs and explore the main factors affecting their distribution in Xiangxi, Central China. Methods such as the nearest neighbor index, kernel density estimation, and buffer analysis were used in this study. The main conclusions are as follows: 1) the numbers of traditional music, traditional dance, traditional drama and quyi are 33, 34, 30 and 14, respectively, indicating that quyi is relatively lacking in Xiangxi; 2) the distribution of ICHMs in Xiangxi have spatial heterogeneity, and the main trend is agglomeration. The national ICHMs, provincial ICHMs and municipal ICHMs are mainly concentrated in the south, the west, and the central and northern regions, respectively. The high-density areas of traditional music and traditional dance are located in the south, of traditional drama in the west, and of quyi in the north. 3) The distribution of ICHMs is affected by four factors: namely rivers, topography, GDP and transportation. The 0-3 km buffer zone of the rivers, with 100% of national ICHMs, 83.33% of provincial ICHMs and 84.52% of municipal ICHMs, is the centralized distribution area of ICHMs. 100% of the national ICHMs, 94.44% of the provincial ICHMs and 91.67% of the municipal ICHMs are distributed in hilly (200-500 m) and low mountain areas (500-1000 m). Highways have the greatest impact on the distribution of ICHMs, followed by railways and ordinary roads. The economy has a significant positive impact on ICHM programs; the more developed the economy, the more ICHM projects. The results of this study can provide useful references for the theoretical research and practice management of ICH.

The Islamic Traditional Arts and the Traces of Science: A Study of Ethnomathematics in Ambe-Ambeken Dance in Aceh Singkil

<p>This research explores the origins of the Ambe-ambeken Dance from Singkil Regency, the form of the Ambe-ambeken Dance, and analyzes the ethnomathematics. As a cultural entity, the Singkil people have a dance known as the Ambe-ambeken or Sakhindayong dance. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method to describe the Ambe-ambeken dance based on historical, anthropological and mathematical approaches. Although the variety of movements looks simple at first glance, this dance is a form of technology of enchantment that is full of wisdom and has an essential role in shaping the community's personality and the spread of Islam in Singkil through the poems that are sung during the dance. Then from a different perspective, it was found that there is a mathematical element that many people do not realize in a traditional dance, namely a geometric transformation. This fact leads to a new assumption that culture in the past was built on spirituality and aesthetic values and by applying mathematical principles in various aspects of life.</p><p align="left"> <em>Penelitian ini mengungkap asal-usul Tari Ambe-ambeken dari Kabupaten Singkil, bentuk Tari Ambe-ambeken serta menganalisis etnomatematika pada Tari Ambe-ambeken Sebagai sebuah entitas kultural, masyarakat Singkil memiliki sebuah tarian yang dikenal sebagai tari Ambe-ambeken atau Sakhindayong.. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif, yang bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan tari ambe-ambeken berdasarkan pendekatan Sejarah, Antropologi dan Matematika. </em><em>Meskipun sepintas ragam geraknya terlihat sederhana, tetapi tarian ini merupakan bentuk technology of enchantment yang sarat akan kearifan dan memiliki peranan penting dalam pembentukan kepribadian masyarakat serta penyebaran agama Islam di Singkil melalui syair-syair yang dibawakan selama tarian berlangsung. Kemudian dari sisi yang berbeda, ditemukan bahwa ada unsur matematika yang tidak disadari oleh banyak orang dalam suatu tarian tradisional, yakni berupa transformasi geometri. Fakta ini mengarahkan pada asumsi baru bahwa kebudayaan di masa lalu tidak hanya dibangun atas dasar spiritualitas dan nilai estetika semata, tetapi juga dengan menerapkan</em> <em>prinsip matematika dalam berbagai aspek kehidupan.</em></p>

PENGEMBANGAN VIDEO TUTORIAL TARI TRADISIONAL TERINTERNALISASI PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER PADA MATA PELAJARAN SENI

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan produk video tutorial tari tradisional terinternalisasi pendidikan karakter yang layak bagi siswa kelas X SMA Swasta Medan, serta mengetahui efektifitas produk video tutorial tari tradisional terinternalisasi pendidikan karakter terhadap hasil belajar siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan model penelitian penelitian dan pengembangan (R & D) dengan 50 subjek uji serta 10 orang sebagai pakar validator desain media, materi dan pembelajaran. Hasil dari penelitian ini menghasilkan produk video tutorial tari tradisional terinternalisasi pendidikan karakter yang "sangat layak" digunakan. Produk yang dikembangkan menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara hasil belajar sebelum dan sesudah menggunakan produk, dimana hasil belajar setelah menggunakan multimedia lebih tinggi dari sebelum menggunakan multimedia. Selain mampu mengembangkan karakter siswa, yaitu kerjasama, toleransi dan santun. Kata Kunci: Video Tutorials, Traditional Dance, Character Education Abstract : This study aims to produce traditional dance video tutorial products internalized with proper character education for students of class X in Medan Private High School, and to know the effectiveness of traditional dance video product products internalized character education on student learning outcomes. This study uses a research and development (R & D) model with 50 test subjects and 10 people as experts in media design, material and learning validators. The results of this study produce traditional dance video products internalized character education that is "very feasible" to use. Products developed show that there are significant differences between learning outcomes before and after using the product, where learning outcomes after using multimedia are higher than before using multimedia. Besides being able to develop students' character, namely cooperation, tolerance and courtesy. Keyword: Video Tutorial, Tari Tradisional, Pendidikan karakter

Ritual basis of the ossetian traditional dance Chepena/ Kepena (the problem of authenticity)

В статье впервые реконструируется обрядовая основа осетинского тра- диционного танца Чепена / Кепена, описаны его семантика, происхождение и ареальные связи. В рамках функционального подхода удается не только выявить лежащий в его основе мифологический эсхатологический сюжет, но и соотнести руководителя этим танцем с таким осетинским религиозно-мифологическим персонажем, как Тутыр / То- тур. The article puts froward the reconstructs of the ritual basis of the Ossetian traditional dance Chepena / Kepena, its semantics, origin and areal connections are also described. Within the framework of the functional approach, it appears possible not only to identify the mythological, i. e. eschatological, plot underlying it, but also to correlate the leader of this dance with such a character of Ossetian religious and mythological system as Tutyr / Totur.

TRANSFORMATION OF WESTERN PODILLIA TRADITIONAL DANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF REGIONAL FESTIVAL MOVEMENT

The article covers the issue of transformation of traditional dance in the context of festival movement in the particular region and Ukraine as a whole. The research article analyses the functioning of art folklore festivals on the territory of Western Podillia. The study investigates the organization of art festivals of the region in historical and chronological perspective and presents the key tasks for their holding. The article partially covers the activities of some dance and folk-ritual groups of Western Podillia, which are active participants and popularisers of folk art, in particular of local traditional dances. The study reveals the issues related to the functioning and development of traditional dance in terms of folklorism, which is implemented during the «Ternopil talismans», regional festival of folk crafts, folklore and choreography, which hosts the «Ternopil Polka», festival of authentic dance (Ternopil); «Red guilder-rose», folk dance festival (Ternopil); «Bells of Lemko region», All-Ukrainian festival of Lemko culture (Bychova tract of Monastyryskyi district); «Embroidery blossoms in Borshchiv region», annual All-Ukrainian Folklore and Art Festival (Borshchiv) and other local festivals. The article highlights the importance of organizing and holding regional local holidays and folklore and art festivals in the context of the revival of the national and cultural identity of Western Podillia as an integral part of Ukraine.

HOW TEENAGERS PERCEIVE LANGUAGE AS A PART OF CULTURE: PROTOTYPE SEMANTIC APPROACH

Indonesia is known to have countless varieties of cultures because Indonesia consists of many tribes and languages. Bahasa Indonesia as the national language faces the new threat from the code mixing slang such as kids jaman now, mantap soul, unfaedah, and curigation which is so popular among the teenagers. This research aims to know the perspective of culture among the teenagers by using a semantic prototype which has a focus to know the grade of goodness. This semantic prototype in this research uses two methods in collecting the data, first is using free listing and the second is judging the examples of categorizations to evaluate which of the categories included as culture was positioned among others prototypically. The respondents of this research are 47 respondents for the first method and 52 respondents for the second method and their age range from 18-20 years old. The other questions are also asked to the respondents related to their knowledge about culture. The result of this research is that culture is seen to be something performable on stage such as traditional dance and costume, rites, and music and ironically language in this case is only in 6th position in the first method and 4th position in the second method. Although the position of language changes the acknowledgment of language as an integral part of culture is still low in number.